hold you in my arms tonight

People who have been to Liucheng Railway Station all the year round have seen that boy, always wearing ill-fitting clothes, with his head bowed, his face is dirty, even if he is kneeling on the ground, he can still see his deformed legs.

One day, the boy raised his head, his eyes were red, and there was a sadness that could not be ignored.Perhaps because of this, during that time, the boy begged for a lot more money than usual.

In Lanlin Lane, Jiang Min's mood improved slightly.

Originally, Ono died, and they lost one person to make money, but in the past few days, Ah Guai brought back a lot of money every day, sometimes more than when the two were begging before.

Ah Guai didn't like to talk before, and now he doesn't like to talk even more.Even though he slept under the same roof every night, he hadn't talked to Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun for a long time.

One day in early June, Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun went out.When he was about to go out, Ah Kuai held Xie Yuan's hand abnormally, and asked in a flat tone: "What's the answer to the third question on page 27?"

Xie Yuan thought about it and replied: "57."

After Ah Guai figured out the problem, he stopped talking.

He stood at the entrance of Lanlin Lane, watching Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun walk away.

Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun wandered for a day, went to the game hall, stole a wallet, opened it only to find that there were not a few dollars.This is not enough to make a business trip, so they had to go to other places.

This day was not smooth, the two walked a lot, Xie Yuan's soles were worn out, but the money he got was still very little.It was afternoon, and they planned to go back.

Xie Yuan took Jiang Xun's hand and said, "If Uncle Yang wants to hit someone later, you should hide behind, you understand?"

Jiang Xun knew that it was impossible for him to let Xie Yuan be beaten alone, but he still nodded under Xie Yuan's gaze.

After walking for a long time, they saw a fire engine parked at the entrance of Lanlin Lane, and many people surrounded the entrance of the alley.

A middle-aged man in a fire suit was on the phone, loudly: "The fire truck can't get in, the alley is too narrow!"

Xie Yuan pulled Jiang Xun into the crowd, and a barrier line was pulled up at the entrance of the alley. The two boys didn't understand this, and wanted to sneak under the barrier line, but were dragged out by the firefighters.

"Kids, it's on fire inside, you can't go in," the fireman said, "Do you live in it?"

Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun nodded.

The firefighter thought that there was only one family in Lanlin Lane, and looked at the two children with sympathy.

At this moment, the sound of a police car honking suddenly came.

Several policemen got out of the car, and the leading policeman and firefighter said: "We are investigating a child abduction case, and the suspect lives in it. Is it on fire now?"

"Yes, the gas tank exploded and the whole house burned down. Now our people have gone in." Pointing to the two boys, the firefighter said, "These two boys belonged to someone inside. They happened to be away from home, so they escaped." It's been a difficult time."

The captain of the criminal police, Lin Quan, only noticed the two children in the crowd at this time. He walked over and squatted down, and asked, "Little friend, who are Yang Neng and Jiang Min from you?"

Jiang Xun said: "Uncle, aunt. But it's not Xie Yuan and Ah Guai."

Lin Quan looked at the two children, and gradually began to think about it.

At this time, the firefighters came out, carrying stretchers in twos, and the person walking in front reported: "Report, no one is alive. The couple and a child were directly killed by the blast."

Three corpses covered with white cloth were carried out from the alley.

Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun were frightened.

A few days ago, Xie Yuan's mind suddenly appeared, he helped Jiang Min in the kitchen, he was close to the gas tank, Jiang Min told him to stay away, saying that this thing would explode when it caught fire, which could be fatal.

At that time, Ah Guai stood at the door with no superfluous expression on his face.

Lin Quan followed to check the corpse, and after taking a look, he said to his subordinates, "Take those two children back to the police station."

When the young policemen passed by, before they could touch the boy's clothes, the two boys suddenly cried out: "A monster! A monster!"

Lin Quan said: "You go to the police station with us first, there are people here to deal with it. Is that your friend? You have to make it clear to us that we are catching bad people."

Xie Yuan said: "Catch the bad guy? The bad guy is already dead."

"The bad guy is dead," Lin Quan said, "but you are still alive, you are still alive, you have to go with us, we will arrange for you in the future."

Neither Xie Yuan nor Jiang Xun spoke again, they just stared at the white cloths.

Lanlin Lane was very deep, and a fire was burning inside, and only black smoke could be seen at the entrance of the alley.But in those black smoke, Ah Guai's life ended, and everything was like a dream.

Jiang Xun remembered the steamed bun in the middle of the night.

At that time, Aguai said that only by living well can we see hope.

When he arrived at the police station, Lin Quan bought dinner for the two children first, but neither of them ate much.

"How old are you?" Lin Quan asked.

"12 years old," Jiang Xun said.

This number was memorized by Xie Yuan from the first year he came to Lanlin Lane, when he was eight years old, and every year after that, he would use a stick to draw a stroke on the wall.

"Is it the same size?" Lin Quan asked casually.

Jiang Xun nodded.

"Is Yang Neng your uncle?"

Jiang Xun said truthfully: "I don't know, the volunteer said he was my uncle."

"volunteer?"

"Volunteers in Chong'an City, a long time ago."

Lin Quan remembered the earthquake in Chong'an City a few years ago, and he asked, "After the earthquake in Chong'an, you and Yang Neng came here, right? What about him?"

He was referring to Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan said: "I'm from the imperial capital. My mother came here to sweep grandpa's grave and left me in the park. Aunt Jiang said she didn't want me anymore."

Lin Quan sighed: "This Aunt Jiang is an individual trafficker."

Lin Quan chatted with the two boys for a long time, until after eight o'clock in the evening, they finally finished the matter.He arranged for two policemen to take the two boys to sleep in the lounge of the police station.

A month ago, the police station received a report. The new mother took the child to buy clothes. After trying on the clothes, the three-year-old son disappeared.He traced all the way and found Yang Neng.And he concluded that Yang Neng is a habitual offender and has accomplices.It was later proved that his accomplice was his wife Jiang Min.

He didn't startle the snake, and finally rescued the little boy after traveling through several cities.When the arrest was decided this time, there was an explosion and fire, and neither of the couple survived.

From the mouths of the two children, he got a rough idea.In addition to stealing babies and abducting and selling children, Yang Neng and his wife not only beg for money from disabled children, but also instigate minors to steal property.

For such a crime, if he did not die in the fire, he would spend the rest of his life in prison.

Lin Quan felt that the explosion was strange, so he contacted the fire brigade.

The answer given by the fire brigade was: "Judging from the scene of the fire, the couple were both in the kitchen, but the gas tank did not ignite spontaneously. Someone should have ignited it. The third person in the fire now is a disabled person with both legs. boy."

No one knows the exact situation at that time.

The next day, Lin Quan told Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun exactly what the fire brigade had said. After speaking, Lin Quan looked at the two children and asked, "You should know what's going on, right?"

Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun looked at each other and shook their heads firmly.They didn't know what happened, they only knew that Aguai took Ono home.

"I will arrange an orphanage for you, and someone will take care of you there," Lin Quan said. "In the future, you can go to school, like other children. The past is all over."

"You know that stealing is wrong?"

The two boys nodded.

"Do you know the law?"

They shook their heads.

Lin Quan said: "The law punishes bad people. According to the law, Yang Neng and Jiang Min will be punished. Stealing will also be punished, but you won't, because you are children, you don't steal things because you want to steal things. of."

Lin Quan held the hands of the two boys and said earnestly: "You should study hard and live hard in the future. When you grow up, you will be a very good and excellent person, you know?"

The orphanage contacted by the police station is on the outskirts of the city, called the Angel Orphanage.

The dean of the Angel Orphanage is an old woman, her surname is Zhang, her name is Zhang Huaiying, everyone calls her Dean Zhang.

Dean Zhang was very distressed when he heard about what happened to these two children from Lin Quan, and took all the children to stand at the door to welcome the two new partners.

"Let me guess, which one is Xie Yuan and which one is Jiang Xun, okay?" Dean Zhang looked seriously, the two boys in front of him were about the same height, one was cold and introverted, the corners of his mouth seemed to be naturally turned down, and he pursed his lips Lovely.The other child has very dark and bright eyes, with a faint smile on his face.

"Jiang Xun is the one who doesn't like to laugh, and Xie Yuan is the one who likes to laugh," said Dean Zhang.

She was right.

Dean Zhang hugged the two children into his arms, and said softly, "Welcome to be a family with us, Jiang Xun and Xie Yuan."

In the city of Liucheng, this elderly woman made them feel the tenderness and kindness of women for the first time.

Xie Yuan and Jiang Xun came to a new environment, where there are nurses, volunteers, many children with different personalities, fresh food and clean beds.

The days in Lanlin Lane were too difficult. Several years passed, and Jiang Xun had almost forgotten the feeling of a clean and warm bed.He was a little sad, and Ah Guai and Ono couldn't feel it anymore.

Ah Kui said that the alleys of Lanlin Lane were too difficult to walk alone, and he couldn't get out alone, but luckily he had Xie Yuan with him.

Jiang Xun held Xie Yuan tightly and said, "Xie Yuan, did I tell you, thank you?"

Thank you for giving me the courage to face the darkness.

Thank you for always holding my hand.

Xie Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you too, Jiang Xun."

The Angel Orphanage is a socially sponsored welfare home.Dean Zhang is a Buddhist and always carried a string of Buddhist beads in her hand. She fell in love with Xie Yuan the first time she saw her, and put the string of Buddhist beads on Xie Yuan's hand.

"The gods will bless you," she said.